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The Millennium Development Goals: a comparative performance of six EU member states and the EC aid programme
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2005This report aims to contribute to the assessment of the Millennium Summit of the effective implementation of the MDGs.DocumentScaling up versus absorptive capacity: challenges opportunities for reaching the MDGs in Africa
Overseas Development Institute, 2005This briefing paper argues that the ‘scaling up’ of aid flows that could materialise in 2005 islikely to run up against ‘absorptive capacity’ constraints, unless these are taken into account from the beginning, and adequately addressed in the design and implementation of improved aid delivery mechanisms. It asks:can poor countries effectively absorb a significant increase in aid flows?DocumentProgress reviews and performance assessment in poverty-reduction strategies and budget support: a survey of current thinking and practice
Overseas Development Institute, 2005This report describes and analyses the challenges posed by the monitoring and evaluation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and budget support programmes.DocumentDFID Social Exclusion Review
Department for International Development, UK, 2005This report reviews and synthesises experiences of working with social exclusion both within DFID and among other agencies. It examines how DFID staff members understand social exclusion and points to the risks, challenges and opportunities they associate with using the term social exclusion. It also reviews work that has been undertaken across DFID's regional programmes and at a policy level.DocumentPoverty monitoring systems: an analysis of institutional arrangements in Tanzania
Overseas Development Institute, 2005This paper is an examination of the design and functioning of poverty monitoring systems (PMS) in countries with national poverty-reduction strategies (PRS).DocumentPoverty monitoring systems: an analysis of institutional arrangements in Uganda
Overseas Development Institute, 2005This report describes and analyses institutional arrangements for poverty monitoring in Uganda. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of what works and what doesn’t in designing PRS (Poverty Reduction Strategy) monitoring systems, as well as recommending the way forward for poverty monitoring in Uganda.DocumentTaxes v. permits: options for price based climate change regulation
The Treasury, Government of New Zealand, 2005This paper provides an overview of key issues involved in the choice of market-based instruments for climate change policy.DocumentCivil society, democratisation and foreign aid in Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This paper critically examines the current donor practice of funding civil society organisations as a way to influence govenment policy and to create more citizen involvement in public affairs.DocumentTrust in public finance: citizens views on taxation by local authorities in Tanzania
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2004This paper examines the problem of tax evasion and non-payment in Tanzania, looking specifically at evidence that the rate of contribution to public services is affected by factors such as citizens’ trust in others and the trustworthiness of the government. Findings from a recently conducted citizens’ survey support this proposition.DocumentBackgrounder: development aid
Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, 2005This backgrounder presents a description of main topics in development aid in the 21st century:Financing for development:a fatigue of the limited effectiveness of development aid has resulted in insufficient level of official development aid official development aid remains at 0.2% of developed countries GDP, well below the 0.7% target some argue that private sector invesPages